Values
The goal MAP
>65
111
________ must be drawn prior to administering antibiotics.
Blood cultures
This person determines if higher level of care is indicated following a code sepsis.
Provider
> or = 2
This is how long you wait for a provider response prior to activating a code sepsis:
10 minutes
True or False: Antibiotic therapy should be delayed if blood cultures cannot be drawn.
False
This person initiates the "Sepsis Alert Checklist" .
The RN
In the sepsis bundle, vital signs must be checked every _______. (as long as SBP >90)
30 minutes
This is what fires in order to recognize possible sepsis
BPA (best practice alert)
_______occurs when the lactate is >4 or persistent hypotension occurs.
Septic Shock
This is the person you give the Sepsis Alert Checklist to.
The nurse manager
Antibiotics must be administered within ______ hour of order in the sepsis bundle.
This is the nurse's response following a sepsis BPA
Paging the provider directly. (avoid secure chat).
Within 6 hours of septic shock, the patient will receive ________.
Vasopressors
This person communicates "Time Zero" to the RN.
The provider
In the sepsis bundle, vital signs must be checked every _______. (if SBP <90)
15 minutes
".AVSepsisRN"
This type of antibiotic should be given first:
a monotherapy antibiotic (for example, Ceftriaxone, Meropenem, Levofloxacin, Zosyn, Cefepime, Ampicillin/Sulbactam)
This person verifies that each bundle element is completed within the appropriate amount of time on the Sepsis Checklist.
The RN